Kasey Kahne remains frustrated not just by a wreck Sunday at Watkins Glen but over a series of wrecks involving Joe Gibbs Racing drivers this season.

Kahne, who was involved in a wreck caused by JGR’s Matt Kenseth with eight laps to go Sunday, also has been unintentionally wrecked by JGR’s Kyle Busch in three races this year — at Daytona in February and at Talladega and Darlington in May.

Kenseth took the blame for Sunday’s wreck and texted Kahne several times to explain what happened, Kahne said. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was also involved, said it looked as if Kenseth was trying to retaliate against Marcos Ambrose at the time, although Kenseth said he just made a mistake.

“I don’t know what happened, I just know he missed the corner and wiped me out,” Kahne said Wednesday during a teleconference with reporters. “I gave those guys plenty of room. It was frustrating to get crashed at that point in the race for something like that.

“The whole Gibbs thing — it was the fourth time this year that a Gibbs car has crashed me. … We’ve lost tons and tons because of those guys and it doesn’t sit real well with me at all.”

After the race, the Hendrick Motorsports driver tweeted that he was headed over to a Joe Gibbs Racing hauler to talk to someone.

“I was just kind of frustrated and at the same time try to make fun of it,” said Kahne, speaking with a calm tone while not mincing words about his frustration. “I tweeted about going down there and I had a few texts and different people tweeting me back.

“It ended up being kind of entertaining and I enjoyed it. I wasn’t happy about Matt crashing me at Watkins Glen at all.”

Kahne said he appreciated getting the texts from Kenseth, who was apologetic.

“We’re trying to get in the Chase and it hurts when you get wiped out when you’re minding your own business,” Kahne said. “It’s happened enough this year. I don’t know what I can do about it but I definitely am not pleased and it’s really annoying and upsetting.”

Kahne also was involved in a crash involving Marcos Ambrose at Daytona in July. He has been involved in five crashes this year where he felt he was taken out while doing nothing wrong.

Despite the crashes, Kahne still is solidly in the hunt to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup. He is 12th in the standings — three points out of an automatic spot in 10th — but also has two victories.

His latest victory came two weeks ago at Pocono, which helped minimize the wreck the following week at Watkins Glen.

“I don’t like not being in the top 10, but I feel a lot more secure and I feel like our chances are a lot better because of the Pocono win after falling out of the top 10 (and) getting wiped out at the Glen,” Kahne said.

Kahne at one point paused to wonder what he should do about the frequent accidents.

“It kind of makes me think,” Kahne said. “Maybe I need to start taking cars out. But I haven’t. It just hasn’t happened to me.”

But seriously, what can he do?

“All you can do to change your luck is work hard and do the right things,” Kahne said. “I try to be a good person and try to work hard before the races and be as prepared as I can be when I get there.

“I race people the way I expect to get raced. I don’t crash people and I’ve still gotten wiped out five times this year. It’s discouraging, but I just think I keep doing what I’m doing and hopefully they all figure it out. Hopefully it just quits.”